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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Farewell to the dumbest Senate primary ever  —  Nearly every politician commits an occasional gaffe, and nearly every election features at least one news cycle about something stupid that a candidate did or said.  —  Even so, the recently concluded Ohio Republican Senate primary was uniquely stupid, by almost any standard.
Discussion: Reason
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
A mole hunt, a secret website and Peter Thiel's big risk: How J.D. Vance won his primary  —  Tech billionaire Peter Thiel had already donated a record-breaking amount of money to support J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary — but last week, the Silicon Valley tycoon decided he wanted to give even more.
Axios:
J.D. Vance's Trump-like effect  —  If J.D. Vance follows his Tuesday night victory in Ohio's Senate primary with a general election win in November he'll arrive in a Washington filled with enemies and be seen as arguably the hardest-edged populist nationalist in the Senate GOP.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous Authoritarian … The GOP Establishment is shocked and appalled that J.D. Vance won the race to the bottom that was the Ohio Republican Senate primary.  A Senate Republican leadership source had previously said “that of all the Ohio Senate candidates …
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
3 key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries  —  Trump finds success with J.D. Vance while centrist Democrats reigned supreme.  —  Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises …
Sarah Longwell / New York Times:
J.D. Vance Is More Proof That Trump Is King of the Republican Party
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The key to Vance's primary win: Uniformity
Discussion: The Hill and Forbes
Politico:
Trump flexes and the center shrinks: 5 takeaways from a key primary night
New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court Weighs Future Role and Final Word on Abortion  —  Many are wondering if the leaked draft opinion on the contentious issue of Roe v. Wade signals a new, more politicized Supreme Court.  The final opinion isn't expected until summer, but many states are already moving forward …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again  —  With Roe at death's door, will the party finally change its tune?  —  The news of Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on Monday didn't just break — it shattered.  It was the unexpected timing, yes.
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
Can Republicans Stop Patients From Leaving the State for an Abortion?  Some Are Willing to Try.  —  It sounds so simple, idealistic even.  Roe v. Wade and its descendants, writes Justice Samuel Alito in his leaked draft opinion, have not “ended debate over the issue of a constitutional right …
Washington Examiner:
Roe will not be missed  —  The leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court's …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Cut
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Blinken tests positive for coronavirus, State Department says  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for the coronavirus, the State Department announced Wednesday, becoming the latest member of President Biden's Cabinet to contract the virus.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Journalists from multiple news outlets test positive after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:   Biden Is Rightsizing the COVID Crisis
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion An upset win over the ‘enjoy rape’ MAGA candidate speaks volumes  —  “Hate Won't Win.”  —  That hashtag went viral last month after Mallory McMorrow, an obscure Democratic state senator from Michigan, delivered a blistering takedown of a GOP colleague who'd falsely labeled her a “groomer.”
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Associated Press:
AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — She stood in just her bathrobe in the freezing basement of the Mariupol theater, coated in white plaster dust shaken loose by the explosion.  Her husband tugged at her to leave and begged her to cover her eyes.
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Reuben Johnson / You searched for:   Russian troops held me captive at gunpoint for two weeks in Ukraine. Here's what I learned.
Jill Lepore / New Yorker:
Why There Are No Women in the Constitution  —  There is little mention of abortion in a four-thousand-word document crafted by fifty-five men in 1787.  This seems to be a surprise to Samuel Alito.  —  Within a matter of months, women in about half of the United States may be breaking the law if they decide to end a pregnancy.
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Elise Foley / HuffPost:
Newsmax Host Suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson, Who Isn't On Supreme Court Yet, Leaked Draft  —  A host on the right-wing network has no actual evidence that the future justice has anything to do with the leak.  But he's still directing ire her way.  —  Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield suggested on Tuesday …
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
QAnon supporter who brags about being at Capitol riot wins GOP primary for Ohio House seat  —  J.R. Majewski will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in the general election for Ohio's 9th Congressional District.  —  A QAnon supporter who was present at the insurrection by supporters …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
U.S. House nominee J.R. Majewski lied about having “never read any QAnon drop”
Wall Street Journal:
Latest Developments  —  The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase and announced plans to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio starting next month in a double-barreled effort to reduce inflation that is running at a four-decade high.
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
The Right to Move Is Under Attack  —  For much of American history, freedom from an oppressive legal system could be found by picking up and leaving.  During the Great Migration, millions of Black Americans abandoned the Jim Crow South for the North, Midwest, and West; at a smaller scale …
Discussion: Fox News
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Mass Student Debt Cancellation Legally Risky, Says Top Obama Education Lawyer  —  Former Education Department general counsel warned it is ‘doubtful’ courts would accept Biden canceling debt for all student borrowers  —  President Biden would be on shaky legal ground if he were to pursue …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Meme coin leader's admission could land Madison Cawthorn in more hot water  —  The leader of the “Let's Go Brandon” cryptocurrency revealed that Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) traded the meme coin three weeks before NASCAR driver Brandon Brown announced he had struck a sponsorship deal with the coin …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Although overall economic activity edged down in the first quarter, household spending and business fixed investment remained strong.  Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined substantially.
Discussion: Politico, Fortune and Breitbart
 
 
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
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